Device for suspending milk-bottles.



A. NELSON.

DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING MILK BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. I916.

15fi55 Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Wa/Jan ALBERT NELSON, OF NEW YORK,-1\l'. Y.

DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING MILK-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1

Patented Nov. 21 1916.

Application filed March 22, 1916. Serial No. 85,935.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Suspending MilkBottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle holders, and particularly to devices for suspending milk bottles.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will effectively support amilk bottle and at the same time prevent the theft of the same.

Another object'is to provide a device of this character which can be quickly and easily opened to remove the bottle by the occupant of the house, or other authorized person. Other objects and advantages will be apparent fromthe following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bottle suspending device and lock; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the device in open position; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line H of Fig. 1.

- Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a ring at one side of which there are formed a pair of-attaching cars 11 for the reception of suitable fas-' tening devices whereby the device can be secured to the outer face of a door. This ring has a movable section 12, hinged as at 13 and provided on its other end with a projecting lug 14, having a shoulder 15 formed onv its outer end. In the other abutting end of the ring there is formed a channel 16 which. extends around the inner portion of: the ring and through an opening 17 between the attaching ears. In the door," and registering with this opening is -:an opening 18.

Mounted in the inner portion of the ring, and in the outer end of the channel, is a resilient hook latch 19Twhich is adapted to engage with the shoulder oft-he lug 14 when said lug enters the outer end of the channel. Attached to this latch and extending along the channel and through the said openings to a: point inwardly of the door is a cord 20,

. mally, the movable section is held'in'open position by a coil'spring 21 located in the hinge 13 so that the milkman can readily insert the neck of a milk bottle within the ring, and then swing the movable section into locked position. The bottle will then be suspended by a flange, and cannot be removed by an unauthorized person. To remove the bottle, the occupant opens the door, grasps the bottle with one hand, and then reaches around the door Within the house and pulls the cord. This moves the latch out of operative position, and permits the movable section to be swung into open position by an outward pressure thereagainst with the neck of the bottle.

7 What is claimed is:

1. A bottle holder comprising a ring having a hinged section, means for securing the ring to a support, latching meansbetween the separable ends of the sections of the ring and a releasing element connected to the latching means and extending through. the ring and the support. I

2. A bottle supporting device comprising a ring including hingedly connected sections, one of the sections being arranged to be secured to a support and having a channel extending part way therethrough and through the channel and support.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT NELSON.

Witnesses:

HERMAN HARP, IGNATZ SPITZER. 

